Step A
What is the area of this pizza? Use 3.14 for π.
___________square inches
Step B
Use what you know about the area of circles to explain how you determined the area of this pizza. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols in your explanation.
The owner of the pizza shop says the circular pizza has a greater area than a square pizza with 16-inch sides. Use what you know about the areas of circles and squares to justify whether or not the owner's statement is correct. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols in your justification.
Nina has a bag with 60 pieces of candy. The bag contains 25 red pieces, 11 blue pieces, and 9 green pieces. The remaining pieces are yellow. Nina will randomly pick one piece of candy from the bag.
What is the probability this piece will be yellow?
Step B
Use what you know about simplifying algebraic expressions to explain how you determined your answer. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols in your explanation.
Sondra's candy jar contains 6 peppermint candies, 3 spearmint candies, and 3 wintergreen candies. The first candy Sondra randomly picks from the jar is wintergreen. It is not replaced.
What is the probability the second candy she randomly picks from the jar will also be wintergreen?
